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flapjack212 t1_j1bih6p wrote

do you have special situations other than working in NYC living in NJ? if so you might want to list it out a bit so people point you to the right level of service

that said if your only special situation is working in nyc living in nj literally anyone can do your taxes including HR block

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pixel_of_moral_decay t1_j1dsmpz wrote

Yea. Outside of a handful of special situations. Most tax preparers just punch your data into an app and print out the results. Often hiring someone for low wages to do the data entry.

Not much different than doing it yourself with any software of your choice.

These days all the major offerings support 95% of tax situations by the time you get to the top tier of their product.

So for most people, using a human is just a waste of money. For certain high income people who need to discuss tax strategies it can be worth it.

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cbuzz8 t1_j1bjkwz wrote

Special situations such as…? I don’t think there’s anything

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objectimpermanence t1_j1bv10h wrote

It could be a million different things. E.g., do you have your own business? Need advice for saving for college and retirement in a tax efficient manner? Any tricky investment-related stuff to deal with? Those are the type of things people tend to want to talk to a professional about. For the more complicated stuff, you don’t want to go to a random person at a place like H&R Block or whatever.

On the flip side, if your personal situation is fairly simple and you only have W-2 income plus maybe some interest and dividend income, then practically any tax preparer should be competent enough to handle that.

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cbuzz8 t1_j1bvny2 wrote

Thanks, that’s helpful but none of those apply for me

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HobokenJ t1_j1dgl0f wrote

I used Sal Grasso for years -- can recommend without hesitation. he's not cheap, but he's good. Office right next to the PATH.

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Over_Cheetah_2959 t1_j1cyyye wrote

309 Bloomfield Ave #2, Caldwell, NJ 07006

Tht accounting is who I recommend

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Economy-Cupcake808 t1_j1ddwrr wrote

If you are just a w2 salaried/waged employee I would just go toHR block. They do it all for you and it’s very hassle free.

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possums101 t1_j1bmez9 wrote

Just curious, why not file online?

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cbuzz8 t1_j1bngt0 wrote

Got screwed paying a fee last year because of an error

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